Senior Financial Analyst, Planning & Trade

Position Title: Senior Financial Analyst, Planning & Trade
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 40376
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role .
The Senior Financial Analyst, Planning and Trade, supports key functions within Commercial Finance by delivering well-structured analysis of volume trends, trade activities, and financial performance. This role provides the commercial team with timely and accurate data and insights, assists in accrual management, and helps standardize reporting procedures to enable precise financial planning and process alignment. With strong analytical skills and a passion for continuous improvement, this individual will help optimize commercial trade investments and contribute to organizational profitability and risk mitigation.
What you'll be doing .

• Partner with the commercial team to deliver actionable financial analysis, guidance, and modeling that supports volume growth and margin management.
• Gather data and interpret market trends, customer behavior, and competitive activity to support informed commercial decisions.
• Analyze sales volume drivers-such as promotional effectiveness, channel performance, and seasonal patterns-to help refine strategic execution.
• Support initiatives to standardize and improve commercial finance processes, including forecasting, reporting, budgeting, and accrual management.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual internal reporting; participate in key reporting cycles such as QBR (Quarterly Business Review), QFR (Quarterly Financial Review), and month-end and mid-month meetings.
• Track and support SG&A spend management helping monitor budgets, analyze spending trends, and ensure cost centers are managed in line with approved financial plans.
• Contribute to the trade accruals process-including the estimation and recording of allowances for trade promotions, discounts, and rebates-in close collaboration with the sales and deductions teams.
• Participate in monthly trade accrual account reconciliations to ensure accurate financial records; identify discrepancies and collaborate with accounting to resolve them in a timely manner.
• Help develop and maintain risk control frameworks to identify, track, and report on potential volume and trade risks, and escalate issues as appropriate to senior leaders.

What you'll need to be successful .

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 1-3+ years of relevant finance or commercial analysis experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams.
• Results-oriented, with solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient with SAP or similar ERP, advanced skills in Excel, and familiarity with Power BI.
• Professional certification (CPA, MBA) is a plus but not required.
• Demonstrated business acumen and attention to detail.

About McCain .
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Leadership Principles .
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain Experience .
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
Compensation Package : $81,600.00 - $108,900.00 . USD annually + Bonus eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
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Job Family: Finance
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.